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Also on today's calendar: Shabbat on the Beach at the Wayland Town Beach and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Court orders Newton to pay cannabis shops back impact fee money; City to appeal (newtonbeacon.org) — Newton has been ordered by a judge to return $2.4 million in community impact fees it collected from three local cannabis retailers, after the court found the city didn't tie spending to demonstrable marijuana-related costs. City officials plan to appeal, leaving Newton residents and businesses watching how this could reshape future cannabis revenue and municipal budgeting.
• After 4 years and a stubborn leak, a Newton mikveh is whole again (jewishjournal.org) — Mayyim Hayyim, the pluralistic Jewish mikveh housed in a historic Newton home, has fully reopened after repairing a long‑troublesome leak in its left immersion pool. With both pools now operating, the center can again host more local ceremonies, educational visits, and partnerships that draw residents and visitors to Newton for meaningful life‑cycle rituals.
• ALMOST A BILLIONAIRE! Powerball player misses $1.04B jackpot by just one number at Robinson News in Malden (advocatenews.net) — Newton gets a brief shout-out in a rundown of Massachusetts' biggest Powerball wins, thanks to a $2 million ticket sold at Value Gas & Repair back in 2015. The latest drawing saw a Malden player miss a $1.04 billion jackpot by one number but still claim $2 million, tying that Newton prize and several others for fifth-largest Powerball win in state history.
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